Sister The Play Doubt
Doubt Paper One of the strongest feelings many face is doubt, uncertainty. There is vulnerability people associate with having doubts. Doubt: a parable is a play that shows the effects of this feeling on a range of people at different places in their lives. When uncertain about the truth, they become vulnerable, leaving their faith shaken. Doubt: a parable illustrates how doubt can completely corrupt all persons causing them to overcompensate for that vulnerability. Despite the background of doubt in each character’s life, whether they are innocent or fully exposed, it causes everyone to become more vulnerable in their faith.
Sister James begins the play as an innocent nun who avoids thinking the worst of people. At the end of the play, Sister …show more content…
Near the end of his message Father Flynn says a profound statement that could sum up the theme: “Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty” (6). Every character displays some of the effects of doubt. Sister James becomes vulnerable after she first allows doubt to enter her mind regarding the words of Sister Aloysius. She becomes vulnerable in her faith in not just others, but herself. The young woman allows the doubt to corrupt her previously established opinions and ideas on her life. Sister Aloysius had become reserved because of her prior experiences with doubt. Although she tried her best to appear confident, she left the play admitting to the vulnerability doubt gave her. It forced her to accept the unknown and work with what felt like the best possible decision. Both women show that at any stage, vulnerability of faith comes with doubt.
All of the characters in the play are forced to deal with doubt in their life. They may be just encountering it, or have grappled to live with it for years. Those doubting are left with their faith in a vulnerable state. Faith is something that has developed over time, but can easily become broken and completely corrupted in an instant. Doubt: a parable leaves the reader with a sense of how strong a feeling doubt truly is and the impacts it can have on any
Sister James begins the play as an innocent nun who avoids thinking the worst of people. At the end of the play, Sister …show more content…
Near the end of his message Father Flynn says a profound statement that could sum up the theme: “Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty” (6). Every character displays some of the effects of doubt. Sister James becomes vulnerable after she first allows doubt to enter her mind regarding the words of Sister Aloysius. She becomes vulnerable in her faith in not just others, but herself. The young woman allows the doubt to corrupt her previously established opinions and ideas on her life. Sister Aloysius had become reserved because of her prior experiences with doubt. Although she tried her best to appear confident, she left the play admitting to the vulnerability doubt gave her. It forced her to accept the unknown and work with what felt like the best possible decision. Both women show that at any stage, vulnerability of faith comes with doubt.
All of the characters in the play are forced to deal with doubt in their life. They may be just encountering it, or have grappled to live with it for years. Those doubting are left with their faith in a vulnerable state. Faith is something that has developed over time, but can easily become broken and completely corrupted in an instant. Doubt: a parable leaves the reader with a sense of how strong a feeling doubt truly is and the impacts it can have on any